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Please note, we had some trouble getting this entry up, it was meant to be posted on the 16th July 2008! Sorry for the delay – we’re back in Sydney now and heading for London next Monday
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Hi everyone!
We are currently in Tasmania, Australia, having a mini holiday before heading back to the UK. We flew down with Mum B (who stayed 5 days with her parents) and Adam and I are currently starting our 6th day of 11 in our campervan.
We’re visiting places of familial significance for the Bewshers J So, I’ve seen Adam’s old house and primary school in Devonport, we visited his friends and grandparents when in Hobart and now we’re going exploring this wonderful state.
We’ve patted a wallaby!! We were getting ready to go on a walk to Wineglass Bay lookout and lo and behold, as we stepped out of the van there was a wallaby watching us about 2 metres away! It had really soft fur, it was lovely!
The walk was, for us, strenuous, but we rewarded ourselves with lunch at the top J
We’ve also visited some other friends and relatives on the way who’ve been very lovely and it’s been really great for me (Kate) to get to know them better. We’ve paddled in the sea at Bicheno - remember, it is winter here, so it was a bit nippy but the sun was shining and that always makes everything ok.
Driving through the state is beautiful, the scenery is magnificent (and I don’t just mean my tour guide!) We stopped off at raspberry farm (a family favourite) and bought some delicious chocolate covered raspberries and then went and had a cheese tasting at a dairy farm and left with three kinds of cheese J J
Currently we’re in a place called Stanley which is famed for a rocky outcrop on its peninsula, called The Nut. In the summer, there is a chair lift which will take you to the top to see the panoramic view...unfortunately, it’s closed in winter so (being the fitness freaks that we are) we decided to walk to the top. It was worth it, but exhausting. So, once we got back to the bottom, we rewarded ourselves with hot soup overlooking a beach (from the warmth of our campervan!)
Today, we’re heading to Cradle Valley at the foot of Cradle Mountain. Adam’s most memorable bush-walk was from Cradle Mountain to Lake St. Clair through the national park. They did a 7 day walk in 5 days and it rained for 4 of those days! Anyway, we won’t be doing that this time – maybe next time...
After Cradle Valley we’ll be heading further west and staying in Strahan (pronounced Strawn) where we’ve been told there’s a wonderful day long river cruise you can go on which gives great opportunities for seeing wildlife and scenery.
From Strahan we’ll head to Hobart, from Hobart back to Sydney, and then onto the UK.
Keep in touch!
